You may have gathered from the incessant manner in which I manage to twist my posts into somehow referencing any one of Travis Scott, Kanye West, Drake, etc. , that I am indeed a little obsessed with Hip Hop and Rap music. Depending on your own view on these genres, my devotion may either seem extremely sad and pitiful, or I might be able to convince you I'm merely stretching the boundary between hobby and fanaticism to its limit, or at a push you may view it as plain and simple love. But that would take a pretty big push. Anyway, spoiler alert, this post will contain some mentions of rappers - BUT! Before you roll your eyes and go to open Facebook instead of reading this, this post is also useful to music lovers of any genre. So please bear with!

I am a huge fan of music merchandise, which is why I've started this new blog series dedicated to exactly that! The first outlet I will be reviewing is Redbubble, who have kindly offered me lots of discounts in return for me being nice about them on my blog. Well, some discounts. Okay, like one discount that's also available to everyone else, but still, us bloggers are wholesome and don't actually do this for the money (pfft, yeah right). Luckily for Redbubble, I was already a frequent customer way before I found out that Weebly wasn't some obscure, Dr Seuss-concocted adjective, and I still absolutely love their products.

For those of you who are still unenlightened, Redbubble is a marketplace for independent designers and artists - in a similar mould to Etsy - where they can sell completely original products that range from pillows, posters, iPhone cases, t-shirts, stickers, and much more. The beauty of this, surprisingly enough, is that there are a lot of fellow Hip-Hop-Heads out there who sell amazing rap-inspired designs that you can't buy anywhere else, and this is the same for every genre of Music, Film and TV. Also, if you see a particular piece of art you like, you can basically buy it printed on any product, so you might see a really cool 'Kids See Ghosts' emblem on a t shirt, but want to buy it as a laptop case, rucksack or a piece of wall-art - Redbubble facilitates all of this. Pretty cool, right?
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The fact that the sellers are independent means you can get a completely unique design that no-one else will have, or you can get official merchandise, from a tour for example, but having to fork out far less than you would if you went through the artist's actual website.

Here are some pretty awesome and innovative Travis Scott tees that stray from the typical 'Greetings from Astroworld' and 'Wish You Were Here' merchandise that he's been flogging recently. Also, check out the Drake 'Scorpion' T-Shirt below, available for under £15, whereas on the official OVO website is pretty much double this. (Not me wearing the t-shirts by the way)

Also, bored of that 'Together Forever' iPhone case your best friend got you last Christmas? Take a look at Redbubble's selection, they have stuff emblazoned with literally every pop singer, movie star and remotely famous celebrity that might have once appeared on Big Brother, so take your pick. Whether you want to stare at Chris Hemsworth's smouldering eyes every time you answer a call, chuckle at a punny Brooklyn Nine-Nine reference (Damn, Gina), or be reminded of Dua Lipa's advice to not pick up the phone and just read Maximoco Review instead. Well, I'm not sure those were her exact words, but the implication was definitely there. Anyway, Redbubble has it all - check out some of the links below and let me know what you choose!

For me, the best thing about this site is the fact that you can support independent artists. I'm not usually a fan of publicising brands on my blog, just because it feels as though I'm being superficial, but this is an exception because it really does support a worthy cause. Also, I genuinely love the products. (Also, I really really want Redbubble to read this and give me a free Big Sean hoodie. Please? Pretty please??)

​Anyway, back to being a wholesome blogger. Here's the deal that was probably the main reason you bothered reading this post. Hey, this pot's not going to call the kettle black.

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Hello! I'm currently studying Philosophy & Theology at Oxford University, UK. Having always loved writing and music in equal measure, and having always hated decision-making, I figured hey, why do I need to choose between the two?